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Members of Wadi Degla female soccer team, which has 30 professional players and on top of the female national league with 12 Egyptian female teams competing across the country, rest after one of four weekly training sessions at the club's ground in Cairo, Egypt Tuesday, April 8, 2008. Women's sports are on the increase across the Middle East and while it's still rare for women's sports teams to play publicly in some more conservative countries, it has become more common in countries like Egypt and the United Arab Emirates with some countries promoting sports for girls and women as a way to promote health. (AP Photo/Jason Larkin)